Catalogue description Department of National Heritage and successors: Broadcasting, Film and Support Group: Media Division: Registered Files (MD Series)

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Reference: PF 230
Title: Department of National Heritage and successors: Broadcasting, Film and Support Group: Media Division: Registered Files (MD Series)
Description:

This series contains files relating to media ownership and departmental commissioned research into media related topics

Date: 1980-1995
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: MD
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 2017-

Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997

Physical description: 3 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2020 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Custodial history: Department of National Heritage 1992-1997: Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-2017; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017 onwards
Accruals: Series is accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Media Division was set up in 1993 as one of three divisions in the Broadcasting, Film and Sport Group. The division had responsibility for broadcasting (international policy, programme standards); TV licensing and broadcasting finance; press (freedom and regulation); and films (UK and international matters)

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